Name: rmT116609 Date: 06/17/2003


A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
The engineGenerateSecret(String algorithm) method in the KeyAgreementSpi class should also include a parameter to allow specifying the key size.

JUSTIFICATION :
If, for instance, an AES key is requested during a Diffie-Hellman key agreement, it is impossible to specify whether a key of 16, 24 or 32 bytes is needed. This is also the case for other algorithms such as RC2, RC4 and RC5.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
engineGenerateSecret(String algorithm, int keysize)
ACTUAL -
engineGenerateSecret(String algorithm)
(Review ID: 187712)
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